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Quick Reads is the future that passkey enthusiasts dream of: birchtree.me
","summary":"I neglected to mention it in the announcement post, but another thing I'm really excited about with Quick Reads is that it's the first app I've made so far that requires users to sign in. I decided if I was going to do it,","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/quick-reads-is-the-future-that-passkey-enthusiasts-dream-of/","date_published":"2026-04-23T21:50:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"21:50","date_timestamp":1776981042,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88877812","content_html":"Quick Reads: I built the read later app I'd always wanted: birchtree.me
","summary":"I'm happy to finally announce Quick Reads is available to everyone in a sort of early access today. This has been my only read later service since February, and it's genuinely the best product for the job for me.\n\nI think the product largely speaks for","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/quick-reads-i-built-the-read-later-app-id-always-wanted/","date_published":"2026-04-23T16:45:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 16:45","date_timestamp":1776962742,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88823110","content_html":"I got the MX Master 4 and I could not be more disappointed: birchtree.me
","summary":"I got an email this morning informing me that my Best Buy credit was about to expire if I didn't use it. So I pulled the trigger on the updated Logitech MX Master 4, the latest and greatest in the quintessential productivity mouse line of the past decade.","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/i-got-the-mx-master-4-and-i-could-not-be-more-disappointed/","date_published":"2026-04-23T01:37:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 01:37","date_timestamp":1776908266,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88673556","content_html":"John Ternus will be Apple's next CEO (starting September 1, 2026): birchtree.me
","summary":"Apple: Tim Cook to become Apple Executive ChairmanJohn Ternus to become Apple CEOUnder Cook’s leadership Apple has grown from a market capitalization of approximately $350 billion to $4 trillion, representing a more than 1,000% increase, and yearly revenue has nearly quadrupled, from $108","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/john-ternus-will-be-apples-next-ceo-starting-september-1-2026/","date_published":"2026-04-20T23:17:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 23:17","date_timestamp":1776727054,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88628747","content_html":"+ Argue more effectively: birchtree.me
","summary":"You can't cast a whole group of people as \"evil\" and then be surprised when they don't come around to your side.","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/argue-more-effectively/","date_published":"2026-04-20T11:00:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 11:00","date_timestamp":1776682831,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88604597","content_html":"Our computers are just too good: birchtree.me
","summary":"Andy Nicolaides: I’m not a Pro, and that’s okay.I started to realise recently, but was fully reconciled in my mind after using the MacBook Neo for a few days. The realisation is that, when it comes to my personal devices at least, I’m","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/our-computers-are-just-too-good/","date_published":"2026-04-19T23:21:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-19 23:21","date_timestamp":1776640903,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88466559","content_html":"Quick 🤫 update: birchtree.me
","summary":"An update on my biggest project yet. I swear it's almost ready!","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/quick-update-on-that-one-app/","date_published":"2026-04-17T17:00:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 17:00","date_timestamp":1776445214,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88384847","content_html":"What if games could be \"pretty successful\" and not out the developer out of business? birchtree.me
","summary":"I really loved this quote from John Linneman on a recent Digital Foundry podcast:There was a time when they could produce games in a moderately sustainable fashion, it seems, and they didn't need to be multi-million sellers. And in fact, the big multi-million sellers could help support","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/what-if-games-could-be-pretty-successful-and-not-out-the-developer-out-of-business/","date_published":"2026-04-16T12:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 12:00","date_timestamp":1776340800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88353314","content_html":"No vibe coded visionOS bump: birchtree.me
","summary":"This post on Reddit caught my attention:Been curious about the state of the visionOS ecosystem so I pulled the numbers from Appfigures on every app released specifically for visionOS since the platform was announced. This excludes the thousands of 2D iPad/iPhone apps that are just compatible with th...","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/no-vibe-coded-visionos-bump/","date_published":"2026-04-16T01:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 01:00","date_timestamp":1776301200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88353296","content_html":"Will iPadOS 27 bring back split view? birchtree.me
","summary":"Zac Kew-Denniss: iPadOS 26 multitasking is so bad that I’ve replaced my iPad with an Android tabletThe biggest mistake Apple made in iPadOS 26 was making all of these changes in the iPad’s default mode. I’m the go-to tech support for a large","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/will-ipados-27-bring-back-split-view/","date_published":"2026-04-16T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 00:00","date_timestamp":1776297600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88343375","content_html":"Where did the MP3s come from? birchtree.me
","summary":"Nick Vukotic (random person, I don’t vouch for them) on ThreadsI love the decade where every major electronics manufacturer was selling mp3 players but no one was asking where the mp3s were coming fromI would love to know what percentage of the music on MP3 players","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/where-did-the-mp3s-come-from/","date_published":"2026-04-15T23:09:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-15 23:09","date_timestamp":1776294555,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88269807","content_html":"Chrome, Safari, and battery myths: birchtree.me
","summary":"On this week's Waveform podcast, Marques Brownlee and crew were talking about browsers and a common topic came up:Safari is only good for one thing, which is battery life.And:Commonly accepted facts.Accepted by who? Lunatics?I would say ask any browser enthusiast.And:I'","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/chrome-safari-and-battery-myths/","date_published":"2026-04-14T22:15:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-14 22:15","date_timestamp":1776204954,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88130118","content_html":"The \"heads I win, tails you lose\" mentality: birchtree.me
","summary":"Antonio G. Di Benedetto for The Verge: I tested three Windows laptops in the MacBook Neo’s price range — there’s no contestEach has an eight-core processor (versus six on the Neo), 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB, and between 256GB and 1TB of storage —","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/the-heads-i-win-tails-you-lose-mentality/","date_published":"2026-04-12T18:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 18:00","date_timestamp":1776016800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88104828","content_html":"+ Bad at watching TV: birchtree.me
","summary":"","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/bad-at-watching-tv/","date_published":"2026-04-12T14:00:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 14:00","date_timestamp":1776002431,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88007989","content_html":"+ Absolute awe
Micro app 14: Podcast Transcript Fixer: birchtree.me
","summary":"Today I'm sharing a pretty simple micro-app: a Claude skill that you can use in the desktop app or in Claude Code. It lets you pass in a podcast transcript and helps clean it up for you.\n\nThe local models we have today for creating transcriptions are really","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/micro-app-14-podcast-transcript-fixer/","date_published":"2026-04-08T23:13:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 23:13","date_timestamp":1775690013,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87789898","content_html":"Chrome gets side tabs: birchtree.me
","summary":"David Pierce: Vertical browser tabs are better and you should use themThe good news here is, you don’t have to take my word for it. Switching browsers is hard, and maybe you don’t want to do it just for vertical tabs. But update Chrome, right-click","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/chrome-gets-side-tabs/","date_published":"2026-04-07T19:15:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 19:15","date_timestamp":1775589310,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87738642","content_html":"Samsung is discontinuing it's messaging app…helping iPhone users get encrypted RCS: birchtree.me
","summary":"Last month, I wrote about how Apple is working on adding support for encrypted RCS messages between Apple Messages on iOS and Google Messages on Android. At the time, I said I hoped Apple would make this work with Samsung's messaging app as well so that basically all","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/samsung-is-discontinuing-its-messaging-app-helping-iphone-users-get-encrypted-rcs/","date_published":"2026-04-06T23:55:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-06 23:55","date_timestamp":1775519700,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87565405","content_html":"Video gaming prices continue to explode: birchtree.me
","summary":"Just 6 months ago, Lenovo launched their Legion Go 2 handheld PC game console. It came in 2 versions, each with a different chip (AMD Ryzen Z2 or Z2 Extreme) powering the device. They came in at the profoundly premium price points of $1,099 and $1,349.\n\nNow, those","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/video-gaming-prices-continue-to-explode/","date_published":"2026-04-03T20:40:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 20:40","date_timestamp":1775248840,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87565404","content_html":"Nintendo's digital games will be cheaper than physical: birchtree.me
","summary":"Nintendo: About Nintendo Switch 2 Game PricingBeginning in May 2026, and starting with preorders for Yoshi™ and the Mysterious Book, new Nintendo published digital titles exclusive to Nintendo Switch™ 2 will have an MSRP that is different from physical versions.Considering Nintendo caught up with So...","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/nintendos-digital-games-will-be-cheaper-than-physical/","date_published":"2026-04-03T15:04:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-03 15:04","date_timestamp":1775228686,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87436534","content_html":"That’s jus how media discussions go: birchtree.me
","summary":"jess77x in a Reddit post about Pluribus:The discourse around this show is so weird. It's either a masterpiece or a total slog. And everyone is just talking past each other and calling people illiterate/TikTok brained for disliking it or pretentious shills for liking it. And it&","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/thats-jus-how-media-discussions-go/","date_published":"2026-04-02T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 00:00","date_timestamp":1775088000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87436532","content_html":"OpenAI against the world: birchtree.me
","summary":"Ben Thompson: Apple’s 50 Years of IntegrationIt’s also worth noting that OpenAI has, in its relatively short life, managed to frame itself as a competitor to basically everyone in tech, from Google to Meta to Microsoft, only to find itself forced to pivot in the","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/openai-against-the-world/","date_published":"2026-04-01T23:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 23:30","date_timestamp":1775086200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87436531","content_html":"+ Have I burned out on YouTube? birchtree.me
","summary":"","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/have-i-burned-out-on-youtube/","date_published":"2026-04-01T23:29:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 23:29","date_timestamp":1775086179,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87436530","content_html":"Apple at 50: my most memorable product announcements: birchtree.me
","summary":"Apple turns 50 today, so I thought I'd take some time to think back on some of the most memorable Apple product announcements. I'm relying entirely on my own memory, so forgive me if I get some small details wrong.Original iPhoneWe have to start","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/apple-at-50-my-most-memorable-product-announcements/","date_published":"2026-04-01T22:58:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-01 22:58","date_timestamp":1775084283,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87284138","content_html":"Buy today's budget or yesterday's premium? birchtree.me
","summary":"One of the things that raised a bit of a stink in my MacBook Neo review was the idea that it might be prudent for people looking to buy a $600-700 MacBook to also consider older devices off mainstream storefronts like Amazon, eBay, and Best Buy. To me, it made","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/buy-todays-budget-or-yesterdays-premium/","date_published":"2026-03-30T21:33:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-30 21:33","date_timestamp":1774906430,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11374046","content_html":"@manton If it helps, the iPad starts at $329 for something comparable to that original $499 one (obviously scaled up to 2021 specs 😛). They’ve definitely gone up market with the Pro line, that’s for sure.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/11374046","date_published":"2021-04-26T20:37:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-26 20:37","date_timestamp":1619469445,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11252517","content_html":"@manton Ah, gotcha, thanks! I’ll check out if any of the folks I’m thinking of have this set up.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/11252517","date_published":"2021-03-31T01:09:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-31 01:09","date_timestamp":1617152946,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11206231","content_html":"@jeroensangers oops, thank you! I updated the post, but here’s the link that was supposed to be there from the start. gr36.com/looking-f…
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/11206231","date_published":"2021-03-22T11:25:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-22 11:25","date_timestamp":1616412323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10053586","content_html":"@greghiggins Thanks, Greg!
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/9778479","date_published":"2020-06-08T10:54:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-06-08 10:54","date_timestamp":1591613673,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"9777405","content_html":"@bradleychambers It’s a mini bunt cake, which my wife tells me is very cool. It’s definitely tasty 😋
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\n\nAlso how historic do you want to go with the name? They are “pod”casts because they were primarily played on iPods. The word is definitely fluid.
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